Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 21:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 21:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 21:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse means that the person did very bad things by worshiping false gods, just like the Amorites did, who were kicked out by God to make room for the people of Israel. It shows how important it is to follow God and not turn to other idols.

1 Kings 21:26: And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all [things] as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contrasting with the disobedience to God's laws in 1 Kings 21:26.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

The commandment against other gods contradicts the idolatrous actions described in 1 Kings 21:26.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:4

This verse warns against turning to idols, opposing the behavior in 1 Kings 21:26.

Leviticus 19:4: Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:14

This verse instructs against following other gods, relevant to the conduct in 1 Kings 21:26.

Deuteronomy 6:14: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;

Contradiction with Matthew 4:10

This verse affirms worshiping only God, contrasting the idolatry mentioned in 1 Kings 21:26.

Matthew 4:10: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:10

This verse mocks the creation of idols, contrasting the idolatry in 1 Kings 21:26.

Isaiah 44:10: Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:2

The warning against the ways of the nations opposes the influence mentioned in 1 Kings 21:26.

Jeremiah 10:2: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Contradiction with Psalm 115:4-5

A description of the futility of idols contrasts with the actions in 1 Kings 21:26.

Psalm 115:4-5: Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:2

The verse's condemnation of idol-making contrasts with the practices in 1 Kings 21:26.

Hosea 13:2: And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. [they sin...: Heb. they add to sin] [the men...: or, the sacrificers of men]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:15

This verse highlights the rejection of God's statutes, aligning with the sins in 1 Kings 21:26.

2 Kings 17:15: And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that [were] round about them, [concerning] whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
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